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OF  WEST  TISBURY,  DUKES  COUNTY,  MASS., 

CONTAHsING 

Grod's  Words— Sickness— Poor  Little  Hearts— Milk- 
No  Comfort— Prayers— Our  Saviour's  Golden 
Rule— Hen's  Names,  Etc. 


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NEW  BEDFORD: 

MERCURY     JOB     PRESS. 

1875. 


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A  COMPLETE  EDITION 


OF  THE 


WORKS  OF  \\m  m\ 


OF  WEST  TIS6URY,  DUKES  COUNTY,  MASS., 

CONTATNINO 

God's  Words— Sickness— Poor  Little  Hearts— MUk- 

No  Comfort— Prayers— Our  Saviour's  Groiden 

Rule— Hen's  Names,  Etc, 


KEW  BEDFORD : 

MERCURY     JOB     PRESS, 
1875. 


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COMPLETE   WOEKS 
OP 

GOD'S   WORDS. 

The  Lord  has  put  Jown 
In  the  Bible ;  He  says  : 
The  sin  in  the  world, — 
It  grieves  him  to  his  heart. 

The  Lord  he  forbiddeth 

All  cruelty  to  dumb  creatures, 

And  helpless  human  too. 

He  will  cut  the  sinners  a--under  hereafter. 

God  says :     "Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  helpless  or  father- . 
less  child.     If  thou  sifflict  them  in  any  wise,  and  they  cry 
at  all  unto  me,  I  will  surely  hear  their  cry." 

Human,  they  cannot  get  into  heaven, 

Without  they  do  God's  commandments,  in  deeds,  words, 

and  thoughts, 
To  human,  and  dumb  creatures  too. 
Consider  how  you  would  feel  yourselves  to  be  crueled. 

The  greatest  sin  is  to  cruel  the  poor   harmless   dumb 

creatures. 
They  cannot  speak,  nor  help  themselves, 
The  next  sin  is  to  cruel  sick  human, 
The  next  sin  is  to  cruel  any  who  cannot  help  themselves. 

The  Lord  give  human  his  word. 

To  do  justice  to  the  afflicted  and  needy. 

To  all  poor  sufferers,  human  and  dumb  creatures  too, 

To  be  tender  and  kind  to  all 


O  may  our  sympathizing  hearts, 
In  generous  pleasures  know, 
Kindly  to  share  in  others' joy, 
And  weep  for  others'  woe. 

O  Charity,  thou  heavenly  grace, 
All  tender,  soft  and  kind ; 
A  friend  to  all  the  living  race, 
To  all  that's  good  inclined. 

The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  them, 

Which  will  not  hurt  dumb  creatures,  nor  human, 

In  not  any  way  whatever, 

Have  holy  hearts,  tender  and  kind. 

The  wicked  shall  their  triumph  see, 
And  gnash  their  teeth  in  agony, 
They  and  their  envy,  pride,  and  spite, 
Sink  down  to  everleisting  punishment. 

The  full  rank  of  evil  one  wants  all  to  be  cruel, 
To  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures, 
And  cruel  to  sick  human  too, 
And  take  the  advantage  and  cruel  all. 

Thi^  full  rank  of  evil  one  wants  all  to  be  murders, 

And  lie,  rob,  cheat,  and  steal. 

And  deceit,  and  contraryness,  and  so  on, 

And  plague  every  body  they  can. 

The  good  God  of  heaven, 
Will  cast  off  such  sinners, 
To  their  double  rank. 
Punishment  hereafter. 

Poor  thoughtless  sinners, 

Going  on  in  sin. 

Minding  the  evil  one. 

Their  punishment  they  will  have  hereafter. 

God  has  given  human  his  word, 
To  have  no  evil  conduct. 
And  no  evil  speaking. 
And  no  evil  thoughts. 


^^|L  (rod  wants  all  to  be  tender  and  kind, 
^^^Bi^oft  be  our  hearts,  their  misery  to  feel, 
^^^^LAnd  switt 
^^^Bpur  bands  to  aid. 

W       Tl 


his  world  a  place  of  misery, 
Some  of  the  worst  of  sinners  hare  destroyed  my  head, 
I  cannot  bear  it  up,  O  my  misery. 
Their  heart  is  made  of  stone,  to  do  such  a  thing. 


O  Lord,  my  God  of  heaven,  1  pray  for  Thy  holy 
spirit  to  go  in  all  the  needy  hearts  in  the  whole  wide 
world  around.  O  that  they  may  be  tender  and  kind  to 
all  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures,  and  sick  human 
too,  and  others  too.  The  sinners  will  have  their  punish- 
ment according  to  their  sins,  if  they  will  not  have  the 
Holy  Spirit. 

O  Lord,  my  God  of  heaven,  I  pray  Thee,  enable  me 
what  to  do,  and  what  to  say,  and  what  to  think,  day  after 
day.     O  Lord,  my  God,  be  with  me. 


Love  God  with  all  your  soul  and  strength, 

With  all  your  heart  and  mind. 

Be  faithful,  just,  and  kind. 

Have  tender  feelings  in  your  heart. 

Deal  with  another  as  you'd  have 
Another  deal  with  you. 
What  you're  unwilling  to  receive 
Be  sure  you  never  do. 

The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  grieve  away, 
And  gnash  with  their  teeth,  and  melt  away, 
The  desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish  away. 
And  away  they  will  go,  to  punishment  great. 

They  slay  the  helpless. 
They  murder  the  fatherless, 
God  will  hold  up  the  iatherless  child, 
If  it  is  His  own.  . 
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0  God,  the  father  of  the  fatherless, 
Have  mercy  on  me, 
Deliver  me  from  the  wicked. 
God  says,  depart  from  evil,  and  good  they  must  do. 

Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  and  make  your  patl 
straight. 

Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as  your  Father  in  heaven 
also  is  merciful. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts :  turn  ye  now  from  your 
evil  ways,  and  from  your  evil  doings.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts ;  consider  your  ways. 

1  am  cast  down  to  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
With  trouble,  trials,  and  sickness, 

I  am  grieved  to  my  heart  for  sin  in  the  world, 
For  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures. 
And  for  the  best  human  too. 


Lines   composed   by    Nancy    Luck    about    poor 

LITTLE  TWEEDLE  TeDEL  BeBBEE  PiNKY,  WHEN 
SHE  WAS  A,  LITTLE  CHICKEN.  AnD  YOU  WILL 
FIND  MORE   READING   IN   THE   BOOK   ABOUT   HER. 

When  poor  little  heart  Pinky, 
Was  about  six  weeks  old,  ^ 

She  was  taken  with  the  chicken  distemper, 
Chickens  died  off  all  over  this  island. 

She  was  catching  grasshoppers,  and  cricketa, 
In  the  forenoon  smart, 
At  twelve  o'clock  she  was  taken  sick. 
And  grew  worse. 

At  one  o'clock  she  was  past  opening  her  eyec, 

And  could  not  stand. 

Her  body  felt  cold 

And  stiff  to  my  hand.  .  . 


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1  give  her  a  portion  of  epsom  salts, 

With  a  little  black  pepper  in  it, 

1  wept  over  her  that  afternoon, 

1  prayed  to  the  Lord  to  save  me  her  life. 

I  sat  up  that  night, 

With  her  in  my  lap. 

Till  eleven  o'clock  that  night, 

Then  she  seemed  to  be  better. 

Then  I  put  her  in  a  thing,  a  good  soft  bed. 

And  lay  down  and  spoke  to  her  often, 

Say  how  do  you  do,  little  dear,  she  answered  me  quick, 

Then  I  knew  she  was  better. 

The  next  day  I  gave  her 
Warm  water  to  drink, 
The  third  day  she  was  herself,     . 
Got  well  and  smart. 

She  remained  well  four  years. 

And  laid  me  pretty  eggs, 

Then  the  Lord  thought  best  to  take  her  from  the  evil  to 

come, 
Without  being  sick  but  a  very  little  while. 

When  I  was  raising  poor  little  dear  in  my  lap. 

And  it  rained  on  the  window. 

She  would  look  at  the  rain. 

And  put  her  head  under  my  cape. 

And  take  it  out  every  once  in  a  while, 
And  look  at  the  rain. 
And  put  it  under  my  cape  again. 
Up  most  to  my  shoulder. 

Poor  cunning  little  dear, 

My  heart  is  broken  for  her. 

She  and  I  loved  each  other  so  well. 

And  she  had  more  than  common  w'  . 


That  dear  little  heart, 
Remenabered  four  years, 
Ever  since  she  was  a  little  chicken, 
I  know  it  by  many  things. 

Her  dear  friend  is  left  in  trouble,  and  undergo  sickness  to 
Them  that  knew  me  once,  know — me — no — more, 
Har  death  renewed  rae  to  seek  for  God, 
To  land  in  heaven  hereafter. 

NANCY  LUCE 

West  Tisbury,  Dukes  County,  Mass.,  1872. 


PRAYER. 


Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  my  God  of  heaven, 

Grant  me  I  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord, 

Send  Thy  holy  spirit  into  all  the  needy  hearts, 

In  the  whole  wide  world  around, 

Convince  them  of  sin,  give  them  the  holy  spirit, 

O  that  they  may  be  kind  and  tender 

To  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures. 

They  cannot  speak,  nor  help  themselves, 

O  Lord,  prepare  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 

To  live  in  this  world  and  in  the  world  to  come. 

O  Lord,  I  beseech  Thee,  protect  me  from  committing  sin, 

O  Lord,  help  me  to  watch  and  pray, 

O  Lord,  I  give  Thee  thanks  for  what  blessings  I  have, 

O  Lord,  can  thou  deliver  me  from  sickness,  trouble  and 

trials  ? 
O  Lord,  stand  my  friend  in  this  world  and  in  the  world 

to  come. 
O  Lord,  that  the  professing  inhabitants  may  not  fall  back 
And  go  to  sinning  again.     O   that  they  may   be  true 

Christians, 
The  holy  spirit,  love  and  tender  kindness  for  dumb 

creatures 
And  human  too,  love  God  and  land  in  heaven, 


^ 


Lord,  enable  me  to  have  the  holy  spirit  all  the  days  of 
my  life, 

0  Lord,  grant  me  I  beseech  Thee, 

1  pray  for  Thy  kinj^dom  to  come,  to  destroy  all  sin. 
For  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures, 

And  for  sick  human  too. 

And  for  all  the  troubled  in  the  wide  world  round, 

Human  and  dumb  creatures  too, 

For  thine  is  the  kingdom  and  the  glory  forever.     Amen. 


SICKNESS. 


Sickness  distressing,  by  trouble  and  trials, 
Walk,  stir,  or  do  a  little  in  the  house, 
It  hurts  me  very  bad. 
And  I  cannot  ride  to  have  comfort. 

My  head  a  misery  place  all  of  my  time. 
And  part  of  my  time  in  great  misery, 
And  noise  sets  my  head 
In  a  dreadful  condition. 

Most  nothing  hurts  me, 

And  most  nothing  beats  me  out, 

I  am  dreadful  worn  down  with  long  sickness. 

And  trials,  and  sometimes  trouble  too. 

Sick  I  do  feel  all  my  whole  time, 
And  misery  feelings  from  head  to  feet. 
A  number  of  years, 
I  have  undergone  great  sickness. 

Some  of  my  diseases  are  cured  a  few  years  ago. 

And  some  of  them  helped  some. 

And  some  of  them  patched  along. 

And  some  of  them  not  any  better  at  all. 

But  I  am  dreadful  wore  down  with  long  sickness. 


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A  common  thing  in  my  sickness, 

Milk  my  cow,  take  care  of  my  hens, 

In  such  misery,  I  felt  as  if  I  must  fall  at  every  step,j 

But  I  must  do  it,  I  must  doit. 

Oh,  Thou  who  dry'st  the  mourner's  tear, 

How  dark  this  world  would  be. 
If  when  deceived  and  wounded  here, 

We  could  not  fly  to  Thee. 

When  sore  afflictions  press  me  down, 

I  need  thy  quickning  powers, 
Thy  word  that  I  have  rested  on. 

Shall  help  my  heaviest  hours. 


POOR  LITTLE  HEARTS. 

A  sketch  of  two  Poor  little  Banties, 

They  died  with  old  age,  over  twelve  years  ago, 

Poor  little  Ada  Queetie  died  over  thirteen  years  ago,  in 

1858. 
Poor  little  Beauty  Liana  died  over  twelve  years  ago,  in 

1859. 
O  my  Poor  deceased  little  Ada  Queetie, 
She  knew  such  a  sight,  and  her  love  and  mine, 
So  deep  in  our  hearts  for  each  other, 
The  parting  of  her  and  her  undergoing  sickness  and  death, 

0  heart  rending ! 

She  and  I  could  never  part, 

Do  consider  the  night  I  was  lefl, 

What  I  underwent,  no  tonoue  could  express, 

Weeping  the  whole  night  through. 

Poor  little  Ada  Queetie's  sickness  and  death, 
Destroyed  my  health  at  an  unknown  rate, 
With  my  heart  breaking  and  weeping, 

1  kept  fire  going  night  after  night,  to  keep   Poor  little 

dear  warm, 
I  kept  getting  up  nights  to  see  how  she  was. 
And  see  what  I  could  do  for  her. 


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hreo  her  last  daj's  and  nijihts, 
e  breathed  the  breath  of  life  here  on  earth, 
e  was  taken  down  very  sick,  then  I  was  up  all  night 

The  second  night  1  was  up  till  I  was  going  to  fall, 

Tlien  I  fixed  her  in  her  box  warm,  close  by  the  fire, 

Put  warm  clothes  under,  over  and  around, 

And  left  fire  burning  and  lay  down,  with  all  my  clothes  on, 

A  very  littie  while,  and  got  up  and  up  all  the  time. 

The  third  night  I  touched  no  bed  at  all. 

Poor  little  heart,  she  was  struck  with  death  at  half  past 

eleven  o'clock. 
She  died  in  my  arms  at  twelve  o'clock  at  night,  O  heart 

rending  I 
I  could  been  heard  to  the  road,  from  that  time  till  daylight, 
No  tongue  could  express  my  misery  of  mind. 
She  had  more  than  common  wit, 
And  more  than  common  love, 
Her  heart  was  full  of  love  for  me, 
O  do  consider  my  Poor  little  heart. 

She  was  my  dear  and  nearest  friend,  to  love  and  pity  me^ 
And  to  believe  that  I  was  sick, 

She  spoke  to  me,  and  looked  at  me  most  all  the  time. 
And  could  not  go  from  me. 

B^OT  little  heart,  she  used  to  jump  down  to  the  door  to 

go  out, 
She  would  look  around,  and  call  to  me  to  go  with  her. 
She  found  I  could  not  go,  she  would  come  in  again, 
She  loved  her  dear  friendy  so  well  she  could  not  go  out 

and  leave  me. 

O  my  dear  beloved  little  heact,  she  vrsm  my  own  heart   i 

within  me, 
When  she  was  well  and  I  was  sick,  and  made  out  to  sit 

in  my  chair, 
She  knew  I  whs  sick,  because  I  didn't  say  but  a  very 

little  to  her. 

She  would  stand/'lose  to  me  all  the  time. 

And  s{)eak  to  me,  I  could  not  take  her  eyes  off  my  face, 

And  look  as  girievjed  as  if  her  heatt  must  break, 


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She  was  so  worried  for  me, 
And  if  I  was  forced  to  lay  down, 
Then  she  was  more  worried  than  ever. 

When  Poor  little  heart  happened  to  be  out  the  room, 

And  I  was  forced  to  lay  down, 

She  would  come  and  peek  at  me,  and  take  on, 

As  if  her  heart  must  break, 

And  come  straight  to  me  and  lament  my  cause, 

And  would  not  go  from  me. 

Her  feelings  was  so  deeply  rooted  in  her  heart  for  me. 

They  was  brought  from  Chilmark  to  New  Town, 
And  remained  there  one  year 
For  me  to  get  able  to  take  care  of  them. 
And  then  they  was  brought  to  me. 

Poor  little  Ada  Queetie, 

She  used  to  do  everything  I  told  her. 

Let  it  be  what  it  would, 

And  knew  every  word  I  said  to  her.  - 

If  she  was  as  far  off  as  across  the  room. 
And  I  made  signs  to  her  with  my  fingers, 
She  knew  what  it  was. 
And  would  spring  quick  and  do  it. 

If  she  was  far  off  and  I  only  spoke  her  name. 
She  would  be  sure  to  run  to  me  quick. 
Without  wanting  anything  to  eat 

She  would  do  54  wonderful  cunning  things, 
Poor  Sissy  would  do  39, 
They  would  do  part  of  them  without  telling. 
And  do  all  the  rest  of  them  with  telling. 

I  use  to  dream  distressing  dreams, 

About  what  was  coming  to  pass. 

And  awoke  making  a  dreadful  noise. 

And   Poor  little  Ada  Queetie  w«is  making  a  mournful 

noise, 
She  was  so  worried  for  me. 
Then  I  would  speak  to  her  and  say :  little  dear, 
Nothing  ails  you  friendy. 
Then  she  would  stop  and  speak  a  few  pretty  words  to  loe. 


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She  use  to  shake  my  cape,  with  all  her  strength   and 

might, 
Every  time  I  told  her, 
They  would  .both  put  one  foot  into  my  hand, 
Every  time  I  told  them, 

They  would  both  scratch  my  band,  and  peck  on  my  cap, 
Every  time  I  told  them. 

When  some  one  used  to  happen  to  shut  them  out  the 

room. 
They  would  take  on  at  a  dreadful  rate, 
I  let  them  straight  in,  and  ais  soon  as  the  person  was  gone, 
Poor  little  Ada  Queetie  would  not  keep  out  of  my  lap, 
Squeezing  me  close  up,  talking  to  me. 
And  Poor  little  Beauty  Linna  would  not  keep  off  my 

shoulders,  * 

With  her  face  squeezed  close  to  my  face,  talking  to  me, 
They  was  so  glad  they  got  back  in  this  room  with  me, 
And  I  wasn't  hurt  and  carried  away. 

Consider  those  dear  hearts,  that  loved  me  so  well. 
And  depended  all  on  me  to  be  their  tru3  friend. 

Poor  little  Beauty  Linna,  departed  this  life. 

My  hands  around  her  by  the  fire,  my  heart  aching, 

1  wept  steady  from  that  time,  till  next  day, 

I  took  the  best  of  care  of  her,  days  and  nights, 

I  did  everything  could  be  done, 

1  did  the  best  I  could  do, 

I  sat  up  nights  with  her,  till  it  made  me  very  lame, 

Then  I  iixed  her  in  her  bed,  warm,  close  by  the  fire. 

Put  warm  clothes  under,  over  and  around, 

And  left  fire  burning  and  lay  down  with  all  my  clothes  on, 

And  got  up  very  olten  with  her,  and  sat  up  as  long  as  I 

could. 
1  never  took  off  none  of  my  clothes  for  18  days  and  nights , 

Poor  little  heart,  never  can  call  me  back  no  more, 
When  I  go  out  the  room. 
She  did  it  as  long  as  she  was  able. 
For  eight  months  after  Poor  Sissy's  decease, 
She  would  not  let  me  go  out  the  room, 
Called  me  straight  back,  as  soon  as  I  went  out. 
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I  fed  her  with  a  teaspoon  in  her  sickness. 
Good  milk  and  nutmeg,  and  good  porridge, 
And  so  I  did  Poor  Sissy. 

I  made  fire  days  and  nights, 

To  keep  Poor  Beauty  Linna  warm, 

The  day  before  Poor  little  dear  was  taken  away, 

She  opened  her  eyes  and  looked  me  up  into  my  face, 

For  the  last  time,  O  heart  melting, 

Poor  little  Beauty  Linna, 

She  could  not  have  the  wind  to  blow  on  her, 

All  her  last  summer  through, 

She  would  keep  out  the  wind. 

A  mournful  scene  it  was  to  me. 
To  see  their  breath  depart,     » 
Consider  soon  my  time  will  come, 
And  I  must  follow  on. 

Anxiety  of  mind  will  keep  any  one  up  and  doing, 

If  they  have  a  friend  sick, 

If  their  own  health  is  very  miserable. 

No  one  here  on  earth  can  know. 

But  only  them  that  knows. 

How  hard  it  is  to  undergo  trouble  and  sickness. 

When  I  am  taken  away, 

I  must  be  buried  to  the  east  side, 

Of  my  Poor  little  dears'  graves. , 

Poor  little  Beauty  Linna,  she  remembered  Poor  Sissy, 
For  eight  months  after  Poor  Sissy's  decease, 
I  know  it  by  many  things. 

They  would  always  have  the  best  of  good  cake. 
And  best  of  good  wheat,  brought  from  the  west. 

When  they  was  both  alive,  and  I  had  fire  in  the  north 

room, 
And  it  came  up  too  cold  for  them, 
They  would  go  in  the  east  room,  and  call  me  to  come  to 

them, 


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They  would  stand  side  and  side,  and  look  at  the  fire 
place,  and  look  at  me, 
)eaning  me  to  make  fire  there  for  them, 
["hen  I  would  make  fire  there,  and  they  and  I  sat  down 

together, 
Now  they  are  gone  and  I  am  left  broken  hearted. 

When  Poor  little  Ada  Queette 
Departed  this  life,     '  . 
That  was  the  first  cause 
Of  my  seeking  for  God. 
The  path  of  sorrow, 
And  that  path  alone, 
Leads  to  the  land 
Where  sorrows  are  unknown. 

The  sick,  the  troubled,  God  hears  when  they  complain, 

And  all  the  sons  of  grief, 

With  tender  heart,  delights  to  bless, 

And  love  to  give  relief. 

It  is  not  every  one  that  says,  Lord,  Lord, 

That  can  enter  the  Kingdom  of  heaven. 

It  is  them  that  doeth  God's  commandments,  , 

In  deeds,  words,  and  thoughts. 

To  human  and  dumb  creatures  too. 

And  love  God  and  hate  the  evil  one. 


MILK. 

You  needn't  talk  against  milk,  if  you  make  your 
victuals  of  water,  what  you  put  with  water  won't  go  half 
60  far,  and  awful  eating  and  distress  ailing  folks,  and  no 
nourishment  to  it.  Make  your  victuals  of  milk,  and  what 
you  put  with  milk  will  go  twice  as  tar,  and  good  eating 
and  nourishment  to  it.  Milk  is  cooling  to  health,  and 
strengthening,  other  victuals  distress  my  stomach,  be- 
cause I  am  out  of  health ;  milk  agrees  with  me,  other 
victuals  distress  me.  I  cannot  eat  bread,  &c.,  I  must  have 
milk  to  live  on  or  go  without  eating  till  I  die. 


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NO  COMFORT. 

You  don't  know  how  hard  it  is  to  me, 

Because  I  cannot  ride  somewhere, 

1  cannot  ride, nor  walk  out,  impossible  yet, 

I  used  to  ride  once  in  a  while, 

On  a  canter,  galop,  and  run, 

0  what  comfort  that  was. 

1  have  had  horses  to  run  with  me, 
So  that  the  ground  looked 

All  in  black  and  white  streaks. 

There  never  was  a  horse 

That  ever  started  me  from  their  back, 

Now  I  am  deprived  from  all  comforts  of  life. 

Poor,  sick  I,  days  are  very  dark. 

To  undergo  sickness, 

And  no  comforts  of  life, 

I  hope  to  have  comfort  in  heaven. 

O  how  much  better  to  go  to  house  of  mourning. 

Than  to  go  to  house  of  plays  and  frolicking. 

Sorrow,  is  better  than  laughter. 

By  sadness  of  the  countenance  the  heart  is  made  better. 

O  how  I  love  the  Holy  law, 

'Tis  daily  my  delight, 

And  thence  my  meditations  draw, 

Divine  advice  by  night. 

Touched  with  sympathy  within, 
Christ  knows  our  feeble  frame. 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mean, 
For  he  has  felt  the  same. 

Restraining  prayer  we  cease  to  fight. 
Prayer  makes  the  Christian's  armor  bright, 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  sees, 
The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

Afflictions,  though  they  seem  severe, 
Jn  mercy  oft  are  sent. 
They  stopped  the  prodigal's  career, 
And  forced  him  to  repent. 


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Prayer  makes  the  darkened  cloud  withdraw, 
Prayer  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw, 
Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love, 
Brings  every  blessing  from  above. 


r  The  Lord  will  sustain  our  weakest  powers, 

B  With  his  almighty  arm, 

W  And  watch  our  most  unguarded  hours, . 

^  Against  surprising  harm.  ^ 

Poor,  weak,  and  worthless  though  I  am, 
I  have  a  rich,  almighty  friend, 
Jesus,  the  Saviour,- is  his  name, 
He  freely  loves  and  without  end. 

Human,  God  is  love  and  truth, 

God  requires  human  to  consider  dumb  creatures. 

What  a  site  of  wit  they  have  got. 

And  what  a  site  of  love  they  have  got  for  one  another, 

And  love  for  human  too,  if  they  are  kind  to  them. 

If  human  are  cruel  to  dumb  creatures  in  any  way, 

Or  let  them  suffer  in  any  way, 

God  will  cast  off  such  sinners,  to  everlasting  pimishment. 

God  requires  human  to  take  it  to  their  own  case, 

If  they  was  dumb  creatures,  could  not  speak,  nor  help 

themselves. 
And  human  crueled  them  in  any  way. 
Or  let  them  suffer  in  any  way. 
Consider  what  you  would  undergo  to  be  crueled, 
If  you  could  not  help  yourselves. 
God  requires  human  to  leave  off  all  their  sins. 
And  pray  to  the  Lord  with  truth,  to  take  away  their 

heart  of  stone. 
And  give  them  a  good  heart,  the  Holy  spirit, 
Prepare  them  to  both  live,  and  die, 
Without  true  repentance,  they  will  go  to  punishment, 
According  to  their  sins. 
The  thoughts  are  the  ground  work  of  all  sin. 
And  ground  work  of  all  goodness  too. 
If  any  one  is  cruel  to  dumb  creatures,  they  cannot  get 

into  Heaven, 
They  have  not  love  of  God  in  their  hearts, 
They  will  go  to  punishment  hereafter. 
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PRAYERS. 

Our  Father  in  Heaven,  O  Lord,  grant  me  I  beseech 
Thee,  send  Thy  Holy  spirit  to  all  the  wicked  inhabitants 
in  this  world,  that  they  may  see  the  evil  of  their  ways, 
and  have  the  Holy  spirit,  true  Christians,  love  and  ten- 
derness for  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures,  and  human 
too,  love  and  serve  the  Lord  all  iheir  days,  and  land  in 
heaven  hereafter.  O  that  the  professing  inhabitants  may 
not  fall  back,  and  go  to  sinning  again,  O  that  they  may 
be  true  Christians,  the  Holy  Spirit,  love  and  tenderness 
for  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures,  and  human  too, 
love  and  serve  the  Lord  all  their  days,  and  then  land  in 
Heaven,  O  grant  me  I  beseech  Thee,  enable  me  to  have 
the  Holy  spirit  all  m3'  days,  and  not  fall  back,  and  love 
and  serve  the  Lord  all  the  days  ot  my  life,  then  land  in 
Heaven.  O  Lord  protect  me  from  committing  sin,  O  Lord, 
help  me  to  watch,  and  pray,  O  Lord,  enable  me  to  put 
my  whole  ti'ust  in  Thee,  that  I  may  be  protected  from  all 
harm  in  this  world,  and  in  the  world  to  come,  O  Lord,  I 
beseech  Thee,  help  me  through  this  world  of  misery,  and 
land  me  in  Heaven,  where  no  sickness,  no  trouble,  no 
trials,  distress  me  no  more,  Come  quickly.  Lord  Jesus, 
come,  and  put  a'stop  to  all  sin,  Thy  Kingdom  come,  Thy 
will  be  done  on  earth  as  it  is  done  in  Heaven,  For  Thine 
is  the  Kingdom,  the  power  and  the  glory  forever.     Amea. 

This  world  a  place  of  misery, 
I  am  grieved  to  my  heart. 
For  sin  in  the  world. 

Blessed  are  the  merciful :  for  ther  shall  obtain  mercy. 

Blessed  are  they  which  are  persecuted  for  righteous- 
ness sake  :  for  theirs  is  the  BLingdom  of  Heaven. 

The  Lord  give  human  his  word  to  do  justice  to  the 
afflicted  and  needy,  to  all  the  poor  sufferers,  human,  and 
dumbjcreatures  too,  to  be  kind,  and  tender  to  all. 

God  fbrbiddeth  all  profaning  of  any  thing,  thereby  God 
maketh  himself  known. 

God  says,  all  the  horns  of  the  wicked  will  be  cut  ofF, 
but  the  horns  of  the  righteous  will  be  exa!t«d. 

Hear  my  prayer^  O  Lord,  my  God  of  Heaven,  and  let 


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my  cry  come  unto  Thee,  Grant  me  I  beseech  Thee,  O 
Lord,  send  Thy  Holy  loving  kindness  into  the  whole 
wide  world  around,  and  protect  all  the  poor  harmless 
dumb  creatures  from  all  cruelty  till  the  world  ends,  O 
that  I  may  praise  Thes  for  Thy  Holy  loving  kindness,  as 
long  as  I  have  breath  to  breathe.  O  Lord,  I  beseech 
Thee,  send  Thy  Holy  loving  kindness  and  protect  me 
from  ail  cruelty,  from  the  wicked,  as  long  as  I  live.  O 
there  I  may  praise  Thee  as  long  as  I  live.  O  Lord, 
grant  me,  I  beseech  Thee,  send  thy  Holy  loving  kindness 
and  protect  all  the  fgood  folks  from  cruelty  from  the 
wicked,  till  the  world  ends.  O  that  I  may  praise  Thee 
as  long  as  I  live.  O  Lord,  land  me  in  the  best  place  ia 
Heaven.  O  deliver  me  from  sickness,  trouble,  trials. 
The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  call  upon  Him  in  truth. 
O  God,  my  heart  is  fixed,  I  will  praise  Thee.  The  Lord 
will  maintain  the  cause  of  the  afflicted.  The  Lord  ia 
righteous,  he  will  cut  asunder  the  cords  of  the  wicked. 
Amen. 


POOR  LITTLE  HEART. 

Poor  Tweedle,  Tedel,  Bebbee,  Pinky.  She  is  gone. 
She  died  June  19tb,  lt<71,  at  quarter  past  7  o'clock  in  the 
evening,  with  my  hands  around  her,  aged  4  ye£irs.  I 
never  can  see  Poor  little  dear  again.  ' 

Poor  Pinky,  that  dear  little  heart, 
She  is  gone,  sore  broke  in  her. 
Died  in  distress.  Poor  little  heart, 
P  it  was  heart  rending, 

0  sick  I  do  feel  ever  since, 

1  am  left  broken  hearted. 

She  was  my  own  heart  within  me, 
She  bad  more  than  common  wit. 

Poor  Pinky's  wit,  and  she  loved  me  so  well, 

1  hem  was  the  reasons, 

I  set  so  much  by  her, 

And  1  raised  her  in  my  lap  too. 


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She  is  taken  from  the  evil  to  come, 
If  I  had  died  and  left  her, 
She  would  mourn  for  me, 
And  sivQer,  and  die  for  me. 

I  wept  all  that  night,  and  by  spells  ever  since, 
To  God  I  cried,  He  supported  me, 
God  has  held  me  up,  through  all  my  trials, 
And  all  I  have  to  lean  upon,  in  every  cause. 

If  I  had  died  and  left  her,  to  mourn,  and  suffer. 
And  could  have  known  I  should  die  and  leave  her, 
I  should  have  felt  a  great  deal  worse  to  leave  her, 
Than  I  do  now,  that  she  is  gone  before  me. 

I  must  be  as  reconciled  as  I  can. 
To  part  with  Poor  little  dear, 
All  I  have  to  comfort  me  is. 
She  is  taken  from  the  evil  to  come. 

1  hope  I  never  shall  have  a  hen,  to  set  so  much  by  again, 
From  over  sea,  she  was  brought  to  me,  one  week  old, 
I  raised  her  in  my  lap, 
She  loved  me  dreadful  dearly. 

She  would  jam  close  to  me. 

Every  chance  she  could  get. 

And  talk  to  me,  and  want  to  get  in  my  lap. 

And  set  down  close. 

And  when  she  was  out  from  me. 
If  I  only  spoke  her  name. 
She  would  be  sure  to  run  to  me  quick, 
Without  wanting  anything  to  eat. 

She  placed  her  whole  affections  on  me ; 
When  she  was  alive,  and  saw  me  to  the  east  window, 
She  would  put  her  head  through  the  pickets, 
And  look  at  me,  as  long  as  she  could  see.  my  face. 

She  had  more  wit  than  any  hen  I  ever  knew. 
Poor,  sweet  little  dear,  down  in  her  silent  grave. 
Turning  to  dust,  O  heart  rending, 
I  never  can  see  her  again. 


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I  God  is  supporting  me  under  my  trouble, 

[  He  took  away  my  dear  friend, 

r  He  has  done  it  for  the  best, 

I  It  is  all  right  and  just. 

b        ButJO  it  was  heart  rending, 
For  that  Poor  little  heart. 
To  undergo  death, 
And  for  me  to  part  with  her. 

When  overwhelmed  with  grief, 
My  heart  within  me.  dies, 
Helpless,  and  far  from  all  relief, 
To  heaven  I  lifl  my  eyes. 

This  world  a  place  of  misery, 

O  Lord  land  me  in  heaven, 

That  Holy,  happy  place. 

When  I  bid  adieu  to  this  vain  world. 

Blessed  are  they. 

Which  have  feelings  to  melt. 

For  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures, 

And  for  sick  human  too. 

And  for  all  the  troubled. 

In  the  wide  world  around. 

Human  and  dumb  creatures  too, 

Great  sympathy  and  love,  they  will  have  from  the  Lord. 

I  must  be  as  reconciled  as  I  can, 
To  part  with  Poor  little  dear, 
It  is  all  forthe  best,  4 
From  the  evil  to  come. 

She  was  sick  an*  died  very  sudden. 
Only  two  hours  and  a  quarter. 
About  fifteen  minutes  dying. 
Bloody  water  pouring  out  her  mouth. 
And  her  breath  agoing.  Poor  little  heart. 

O  dreadful  melancholy  I  do  feel  for  my  dear. 
She  laid  eggs  till  three  days  before  her  death, 
She  laid  the  most  eggs,  this  four  years  around, 
Than  any  hen  I  have  on  earth. 


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Soon  my  turn  will  come,  and  I  must  follow  on, 
I  hope  to  land  on  that  blest  shore, 
Where  no  sickness,  no  trouble,  no  trials, 
Distress  me  no  more. 

My  heart  is  fix'd  on  Thee,  my  God, 
1  rest  my  hope  on  Thee  alone, 
Christ  wept  so  much  himself. 
He  counts,  and  treasures  up  my  tears. 

Prayer  an  answer  will  obtain, 
Through  the  Lord  a  little  delay ; 
[None  shall  seek  his  name  in  vain, 
None  be  empty  sent  away. 

The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  the  just, 
Whom  sinners  treat  with  scorn. 
The  meek,  that  lie  despised  in  dust, 
Salvation  shall  adorn. 

Blest  are  the  meek  who  staad  afar, 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war, 
God  will  secure  their  happy  state. 
And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great. 

To  God  I  cried  when  troubles  rose. 
He  heard  me  and  subdued  my  foes, 
He  did  my  rising  fears  control, 
And  strength  diffused  through  all  my  soul. 

Consider  how  distressing  sickness  is  to  underjjo. 
And  how  distressing  in  many  ways, 
My  parents'  sickness,  a  number  of  years,  * 

Caused  them  to  sell  cows,  oxen,  horses,  and  sheep, 
English  meadow,  clear  land,  and  wood  land, 
Consider  how  distressing  sickness  is  in  many  ways. 


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OUR  SAVIOUR'S  GOLDEN   RULE 


Be  you  to  others  kind  and  true, 
As  you'd  have  others  be  to  you, 
And  never  do  nor  say  to  them, 
Whate'er  you  would  not  take  again. 


HEN'S   NAMES. 


TEEDIE  LETE,  PHEBEA  PEADEO, 

LETOOGIE  TICKLING,  JAATIE  JAFY, 

KEANTY  FYFANTE,  SPEACKEKEY  LEPURLYO, 

PONDY  LILY,  KALALLYPHE  ROSEIEKEY, 

TEALSAY  MEBLOOMIE,  LEVENDY  LUDANDY, 

APPE  KALEANYO,  MELEANY  TEATOLLY, 
ATEKliYRYKEE  KOSEENDY,  VAILATEE  PINKOATIE. 


Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  my  God  of  Heaven,  Grant 
me  I  beseech  Thee  O  Lord,  I  pray  for  Thy  Kingdom  to 
come,  to  ease  this  misery  world,  it  is  now  a  place  of 
misery,  for  some  human,  and  some  poor  harmless  dumb 
creatures.  Thy  Kingdom  come,  be  no  more  dying,  no 
sickness,  no  crying,  no  misery  of  no  kind,  The  sinners 
have  their  punishment  for  their  sins. 

Thy  Kingdom  come.    Amen. 

NANCY  LUCE. 

Wesi  TisburJ/y  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  1871. 


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HENS--THEIR  DISEASES  AND  CURE. 

Human,  do  understand  how  to  raise  up  sick  hens  to 
health.  Some  folks  do  not  know  how  to  doctor  hens, 
they  doctor  them  wrong,  it  hurts  them,  and  it  is  dreadful 
cruel  to  let  them  die.  It  is  as  distressing  to  dumb  creat- 
ures to  undergo  sickness,  and  death,  as  it  is  for  human, 
and  as  distressing  to  be  crueled,  and  as  distressing  to  suf- 
fer. God  requires  human  to  take  good  care  of  dumb 
creatures,  and  be  kind  to  them,  or  not  keep  any.  Now 
do  understand,  and  1  will  tell  you  exact. 

Stoppage  in  Stomach. — If  a  hen  has  stoppage  in 
her  stomach,  her  corn  stops  in  her  crop,  hard  and  swell 
large,  and  she  sick,  first  work  with  your  fingers  carefully, 
get  it  soft,  then  take  a  small  teaspoon  and  measure  it 
full  of  epsom  salts,  and  dissolve  it  in  water,  and  give  it  to 
her  with  a  teaspoon  ;  you  must  keep  to  work  with  your 
fingers  often,  to  keep  it  from  hardening  again,  and  the 
next  day,  if  her  breath  smells  bad,  there  is  a  rottenness 
in  her  stomach,  then  give  her  most  as  much  of  epsom 
salts  again.  Put  a  little  flour  porridge  in  her  mouth  with 
a  teaspoon,  three  times  a  day,  and  a  little  soaked  cracker, 
soaked  in  water  ;  pat  a  little  in  her  mouth  if  she  can  swal- 
low it,  in  five  days  she  eat  with  the  hens  and  be  well. 
This  is  the  way  I  cure  them.  Folks  bring  hens  to  me  in 
this  disease,  to  the  point  of  death,  been  sick  a  long  time, 
I  cure  them  in  five  days ;  they  must  not  have  not  any 
milk  in  this  disease,  it  will  kill  them,  do  as  I  tell  you 
and  you  can  cure  them.  Once  in  a  great  while  one 
of  my  hens  have  stoppage  in  their  stomach ;  I  cure  them 
with  only  my  fingers,  because  I  take  her  as  soon  as  the 
corn  stops.  Milk  does  not  agree  with  hens  in  sickness 
nor  health,  it  keeps  up  in  their  stomach,  and  they  vomit 
it  up.  I  think  strange  it  does  not  agree  with  hens,  be- 
cause milk  is  so  good  for  human.  You  must  not  give 
your  hens  any  castor  oil,  nor  rhubarb,  in  not  any  dis- 
ease whatever ;  it  is  poison  for  them,  my  reason  tells  me 
so,  and  I  hear  of  folks  killing  their  hens  by  giving  them 
such  stuff.  My  hens  all  keep  healthy,  because  I  keep 
them  clean,  and  keep  victuals  and  clean  water  standing 


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by  them,  and  take  good  care  of  them.  I  can  cure  a 
good  many  diseases  lor  hens,  but  I  cannot  cure  every 
disease.  Every  once  in  a  while  a  sick  hen  is  brought 
to  me,  to  the  point  of  death,  been  sick  a  great  while, 
most  dead,  some  ail  one  disease,  some  ail  a  number  of 
diseases ;  I  receive  them  into  my  care,  I  doctor  them, 
and  take  care  of  them,  I  raise  them  up  to  health,  I  am 
unable  to  do  anything,  but  I  must  take  pity. 

Froth  in  Throat. — If  a  hen  has  froth  in  her  throat 
and  crop,  measure  a  small  teaspoonful  of  epsom  salts, 
dissolve  it,  put  in  a  little  black  pepper,  and  give  it  to  her 
■with  a  teaspoon,  it  will  cure  this  disease ;  but  if  she  make 
a  screaming  noise  with  it,  and  distressed  with  it,  then  a 
sore  growing  in  her,  then  no  cure. 

Gapes. — If  a  hen  or  chicken  gapes  a  great  deal,  and 

sick,  and  complains  of  her  throat,  make  pills  of    black 

pepper,  cream,  white  flour,  and  put  a  pill  in  her   mouth 

and  make  her  swallow  it  till  she  takes  down   enough ; 

•  the  black  pepper  kills  the  worms.     I  cure  them  so. 

Bag  Stone. — This  is  a  seldom  case,  I  have  known 
this  case  once  in  a  while.  If  a  hen  has  a  bag  of  stones 
grow  in  her,  hang  down  under  her,  you  must  give  her  the 
best  of  good  cake  to  eat,  the  stones  will  consume  in  a  few 
weeks,  then  she  will  eat  corn  and  oats  with  the  hens,  and 
lay  you  eggs ;  but  if  you  do  not  give  her  the  best  of  cake 
she  will  certainly  die,  she  cannot  eat  anything  else  then, 
in  this  disease,  but  best  of  cake.     I  cured  them  so. 

Skin  in  Hen. — If  a  hen  goes  on  her  nest,  and  try  to 
lay  an  egg,  and  cannot,  and  there  most  all  day,  then  a 
skin  of  an  egg  is  in  her,  she  will  certainly  die  if  the  skin 
of  egg  is  not  took  out  of  her  ;  some  one  has  a  small 
finger,  and  common  sense,  take  the  skin  of  egg  out  of  her, 
then  she  is  all  right.    I  cure  them  so. 

Bones. — If  a  hen  is  wounded  in  her  hips,  or  any  of 

her  bones,  bathe  freely  with  McQuesten's   Extractor   a 

number  of  times  every  day,  put  on  a  good  deal,  till  she 

gets  well ;  I  h^ve  cured  a  number  of  hens  with  this 

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Extractor,  they  coald  not  stand  nor  walk,  their  bones 
was  so  spraint,  and  so  wrenched,  &c.  If  their  bones  stifi" 
too,  then  put  on  Dr.  Job  Sweet's  Sprain  Liniment,  if  any 
sore,  then  put  on  castile  soap.    I  cure  them  so. 

Wild. — I  bought  a  young  hen  last  year,  she  was 
dreadful  wild,  and  when  one  week  was  at  an  end  she 
came  to  me,  and  let  me  take  her  up,  she  keep  still,  and 
eat  out  of  my  hand,  she  remains  gentle  ever  since,  and  a 
good  hen  to  lay  eggs. 

Grekn. — If  a  ben  has  bright  green  come  from  her, 
look  same  as  bright  green  paint,  with  yellow  in  it,  give 
her  rice  water  with  nutmeg  grated  in  it,  and  Jamaica 
ginger,  a  number  of  times  a  day,  till  it  cures  this  disease. 
I  cure  them  in  a  few  days. 

Feelikg. — It  is  your  duty  to  take  good  care,  and  not 
let  anything  hurt  your  hens,  consider  dear  little  hens. 

Birds. — "When  I  step  down  to  the  door,  the  little 
harmless  birds  come  fly  down  on  the  ground,  only  one 
yard  off  my  feet,  and  some  of  them  half  a  yard  off  my 
feet.  I  give  them  oats  and  dough  to  eat ;  they  eat  it. 
Will  they  come  to  any  one  else  ?  so  few  folks  have  feel- 
ing. 

DiARRHCEA. — If  a  hen  has  diarrhoea,  and  pain  with  it, 
you  must  be  as  careful  about  what  she  eats,  as  her  medi- 
cines ;  she  must  not  have  not  any  corn,  and  not  any  corn 
meal  dough,  not  till  she  is  well.  Give  her  a  little  warm 
flour  porridge,  five  times  a  day,  with  a  teaspoon;  her 
medicine,  Jamaica  ginger,  put  in  warm  rice  water,  and 
grate  in  good  deal  nutmeg,  give  it  to  her  three  times  a 
day,  take  good  care  of  her,  and  she  get  well.  I  cure 
tliem  so. 

Lice. — Human,  some  of  them,  have  lice  on  their  hens, 
it  is  cruel,  the  reason  is,  the  hen-house  above  the  ground, 
and  keep  dirty,  that  breeds  lice  on  hens,  and  breeds 
diseases  too  ;  have  a  cellar  for  your  hens,  and  take  up  the 
dressing  every  morning,  be  no  lice,  lice  will  not  breed  in 


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a  cellar,  I  never  have  any  lice  on  my  hens,  and  they 
keep  healthy.  Folks  brinj;  sick  hens  to  me,  I  cure  them, 
and  lice  on  them  too,  I  put  black  pepper  in  their  feathers, 
it  kills  the  lice.  God  meant  for  human  to  take  good  care 
of  dumb  creatures,  and  be  kind  to  them,  or  not  keep  any. 
Do  by  dumb  creatures  as  you  would  wish  to  be  done  by 
if  vou  was  dumb  creatures,  consider  how  you  would 
feel. 

Cows. — Meal  is  good  for  cows,  but  it  will  not  do  for 
her  to  have  it  dry,  it  gets  in  her  nose  and  lungs,  and  hurt 
her,  wet  it ;  the  best  way  is  to  scald  it,  and  cool  it,  does 
more  good.  Cracked  corn  is  better;  boil  it,  put  on 
cover,  it  steams  it  soft  very  soon,  one  quart  makes  two 
and  a  half.  Cows  must  not  have  dusty  hay,  it  hurts  their 
lungs,  &c.  Cows  ought  not  to  have  Timothy  herds  grass 
hay,  it  is  physic.     Hay  ought  to  be  wet. 

Warped  Neck. — If  a  hen  has  warped  neck,  rub  on 
castor  oilj  faithful,  a  number  of  times,  and  give  her  a 
little  Huile  D'  olive  to  take  inside,  a  good  chance,  her 
neck  come  in  place  again. 

Swelled  Heai». — If  a  hen  has  swelled  head  and 
face,  and  blue  black,  put  on  Huile  D'  olive,  I  had  one  so, 
I  cured  her. 

Fever. — If  a  hen  has  a  fever,  and  her  crop  swelled 
soft,  take  a  small  teaspoon  full  of  epsom  salts  and  dissolve 
it  in  warm  water,  and  put  in  a  little  black  pepper  in  it, 
and  give  it  to  her  with  a  teaspoon,  and  give  her  as  much 
warm  water  as  she  wants  to  drink  in  her  sickness,  I  cure 
hens  and  chickens  so  in  three  days,  and  give  her  a  little 
porridge  with  a  teaspoon,  five  times  a  day,  till  she  is  able 
to  eat.     I  cure  them  so. 

Feeling. — If  any  one  is  cruel  to  dumb  creatures,  they 
will  go  to  everlasting  punishment,  and  have  tlie  greatest 
punishment. 

Sick,  I  am,  and  very  unable  to  do  anything,  but  I 
must  take  pity, — dear  little  hens. 


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God  is  good,  love  and  truth,  merciful  in  all  his  way?. 
If  the  will  of  God  could  be  done  in  full,  it  would  be  a 
great  happiness  among  dumb  creatures  and  human  too. 
Cruelty  is  of  the  evil  one.  The  good  God  is  looking 
down  upon  such  folks ;  He  will  cast  them  off  to  everlast- 
ing punishment.  Human  must  do  God's  commandments 
in  deeds,  words  and  thoughts.  Be  kind  to  poor  hens  in 
every  way,  and  not  let  them  suffer  with  hunger  nor  cold ; 
cruelty  not  in  any  way ;  must  not  affrighten  them ;  doctor 
them  when  they  have  diseases.  Be  good  and  kind  to 
them.  Think  how  good  God  is.  Act  up  to  His  will  in 
all  your  ways  and  all  your  thoughts  too.  You  must  keep 
your  hens  from  suffering  with  cold,  and  give  them  enough 
to  eat,  and  keep  them-  clean,  and  not  affrighten  them, 
&c.,  &c.,  or  they  cannot  lay  you  eggs.  If  your  hens  or 
chickens  have  their  crops  swelled  soft,  and  a  fever,  give 
them  a  portion  of  Epsom  salts,  with  a  little  black  pepper 
in  it,  and  give  them  as  much  warm  water  as  they  can 
drink  ;  in  their  sickness  take  good  care  of  them,  they  get 
well.  If  they  have  stoppage  in  their  stomach,  their  crop 
swelled  hard,  take  your  fingers  and  jam  carefully  till  their 
crop  is  soft,  then  give  them  a  portion  of  Epsom  salts.  I 
have  cured  them  with  only  my  fingers,  they  get  well.  If 
they  have  itching  feet  and  scurfy,  if  mutton  tallow  will 
not  cure  it,  then  put  their  feet  in  a  thing  of  warm  water 
and  wash  them  every  morning  till  they  get  well.  When 
they  shed  their  feathers,  their  stomach  is  weak  then,  they 
must  have  soft  victuals  then,  hard  corn  will  distress  their 
stomach  then.  If  hen's  body  comes  out,  put  it  back  in 
her  and  see  to  her,  she  be  well  by  the  next  day.  If  it 
comes  more  than  half  way  out,  it  can  be  put  back  if  any 
one  has  common  sense.  If  a  string  of  hen's  insides  comes 
out,  with  a  egg  fast  to  it,  break  the  egg,  and  take  it  off 
from  her  insides  and  put  her  insides  back  in  her  and  see 
to  her,  she  be  well  by  the  next  day.  If  hen's  legs  chilled 
with  cold  for  want  of  sun,  and  they  cannot  walk,  take 
them  by  the  fire  and  rub  their  legs  and  feet,  faithful,  halt 
a  day,  then  rub  on  black  pepper  mixed  with  warm  water, 
they  get  well.  If  a  hen  iss  tarved  she  must  not  have 
hard  corn  at  first,  give  her  flour  bread  soaked  soft  in 
milk,  till  she  is  able  to  eat  corn.  Hens  must  not  go  in- 
snow,  it  hurts  them.    They  must  not  have  fat  meat. 


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They  must  not  bo  crowded,  their  room  must  be  large 
enough.  Their  roosts  must  not  be  too  high,  for  them  to 
fly  down  on  hard  floor,  it  hurts  their  feet  and  hips.  I 
know  it.  liens  want  sun  in  winter  and  shade  in  sum- 
mer. If  hens'  feet  erack,  bleed,  and  sore  places,  melt 
mutton  tallow  and  white  sugar  together,  rub  it  on  faith- 
ful, they  get  well.  If  they  bleed  great  deal,  put  on 
warm  alum  water  first,  they  get  well.  If  hens'  feet 
swell,  put  on  sweet  apple  balsam  every  da_v,  they  get 
well.  If  hens'  head  turns  over,  give  her  Epsom  salts  and 
black  pepper,  she  get  over  it  for  a  while.  If  hens  have 
diarrhoea,  give  them  boiled  rice,  black  pepper,  nutmeg, 
mixed,  they  get  well  if  you  take  good  care  of  them. 
Hens  must  not  have  fish,  it  physics  them.  Hens  must 
not  have  anything  relaxing.  If  hens  have  rattling  in 
their  throat  give  them  Epsom  salts  and  black  pepper, 
they  get  well.  If  hen  has  her  head  quiver,  anil  stagger, 
give  her  Epsom  salts,  and  keep  her  quiet,  and  her  food 
soak  cracker  in  milk,  she  get  well.  If  hens  taken  lame 
in  the  afternoon  without  being  hurt,  rub  on  mutton  tal- 
low and  black  pepper,  they  get  well.  If  hen's  bones 
spraint  or  bruised,  bathe  freely  with  Mequesten's  Ex.- 
tracter,  take  good  care  of  her,  she  get  well  in  time,  must 
have  little  time  for  it.  This  medicine  will  cure  burns, 
Bcalds,  on  human,  no  doubt  on  hens  too.  It  will  cure 
sores,  put  it  on  when  they  first  begin  to  come.  If  any- 
thing ails  hens'  eyes,  rain-water  is  good,  new  milk  put- on, 
mutton  tallow  put  around  her  eyes,  salve  made  of  rose 
water  and  cream,  put  around  her  eyes.  Hens  must  not 
be  confined  in  wind,  it  hurts  them,  they  cannot  lay  you 
eggs.  God  placed  us  in  this  world  to  be  kind  to  dumb 
creatures,  or  not  keep  any,  and  kind  to  human  too.  Con- 
sider what  a  wickedness  it  is  to  go  contrary  from  it.  I 
keep  cow  and  hens,  I  do  my  duty  for  them.  If  hens 
have  watery  stomachs  give  them  black  pepper,  put  it  in 
their  dough,  if  they  are  able  to  eat  it,  if  not  able,  then 
mix  the  pepper  with  water,  and  give  it  to  her  with  a  tea- 
spoon, be  careful  and  not  have  it  too  strong,  to  take  her 
breath.  If  hens  have  pip,  give  them  the  same  medicine, 
it  will  cure  pip  and  watery  stomach.  Help  them  in  sea- 
son. If  hen  has  swelled  throat,  put  on  sweet  oil  and 
black  pepper,  she  get  well.  You  must  not  give  your 
3* 


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hens  salt,  it  will  kill  them.  You  mast  not  give  them  rye, 
it  will  hurt  them.  If  hen  lays  soft  shell  eggs,  let  her  set 
two  or  three  weeks,  she  lay  hard  shell  eggs  again.  You 
must  take  good  care  of  your  poor  hens  or  they  cannot  lay 
you  eggs.  Hens  must  be  kept  clean  and  must  not  have 
any  bad  smell  with  them,  it  will  poison  them.  You  must 
not  give  them  cayenne  pepper,  it  will  poison  them,  it 
drives  a  redness  into  their  heads,  then  they  fail  till  they 
die.  Black  pepper  is  good  for  them  when  they  need  it. 
Hens  must  have  clean  Tictaul-i  and  clean  water  to  drink. 
Take  the  chill  off  the  water  in  winter.  Keep  good  yel- 
low southern  corn  standing  by  them,  they  take  a  little 
when  they  want  it,  it  does  them  more  good,  and  it  takes 
less  to  keep  them.  Give  them  boiled  oats,  it  is  good  for 
them  to  lay  eggs.  I  give  my  hens  boiled  oats  all  the  time, 
and  corn  standing  by  them.  I  give  them  some  other 
victuals  too,  sometimes,  and  sometimes  I  give  them  some 
boiled  potatoes.  I  mash  it  with  cream  for  them.  My 
hens  lay  me  more  eggs  than  anybody's  hens  anywhere, 
by  what  1  hear.  Good  flour  bread  is  splendid  to  make 
them  lay  eggs,  but  I  am  not  able  to  cook  it  for  them. 
The  bread  must  not  be  sour.  Keep  fine  clam  shells  by 
them,  and  gravel  sand.  They  must  be  kept  warm  in 
winter  and  cool  in  summer.  They  must  have  clean, 
warm  cellar  room,  you  will  have  double  the  eggs.  Take 
up  the  dressing  every  morning  certain,  and  oftener,  if 
they  stay  down  there  days.  When  cold,  keep  them  in 
the  cellar,  when  the  weather  is  suitable,  let  them  out 
days.  If  cold  morning,  keep  them  in  till  the  sun  gets  up 
warm.  Be  clever  to  them.  They  must  not  be  affright- 
ed. They  can  never  get  over  it.  I  hear  what  folks  do 
all  my  days,  and  their  poor  hens  cannot  lay  much  and 
they  die  off.    It  is  wicked  lor  folks  to  be  so  cruel. 

Be  good  and  kind  to  all  that  breathes, 
Act  up  our  good  Saviour's  laws. 
Have  tender  feelings  in  your  hearts, 
For  all  the  poor,  harmless  dumb  creatures. 

My  hens  are  all  in  better  order  since  I  had  a  cellar  for 
them,  than  they  were  before,  and  lay  me  double  the  eggs. 
Hens  must  not  suffer  with  the  cold,  nor  no  other  suffer- 


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ings,  you  cannot  have  eggs.  Raise  your  chickens  on 
good  flour  bread,  it|wili  make  [them  healthy,  grow  last 
and  smart ;  they  must  be  fed  often  ;  I  do  not  think  meal 
is  very  good  for  hens  or  chickens  ;  meal  is  splendid  for 
cows.  If  you  are  forced  to  give  your  hens  or  chickens 
meal,  you  must  sift  it  fine  and  scald  it  and  cool  it.  I  used 
to  raise  my  chickens  on  flour  middlings  dough,  it  is  splen- 
did for  them.  Flour  bread  is  better.  1  do  not  set  any 
hens  now.  You  must  not  let  young  chickens  go  in  cold 
nor  wet  ground,  nor  rain,  &c.,  &c.  You  must  boil  some 
corn  in  wmter.  and  give  it  to  your  hens  warm,  besides 
other  victuals. 

Human,  those  that  are  cruel  to  dumb  creatures  and  to 
human  too,  and  murder,  rob,  steal,  cheat,  contrary,  spite, 
deceit,  and  take  the  advantage  of  any  one,  to  damage 
them  in  any  way,  &c.,  &c.,  those  will  go  to  everlasting 
punishmentt  hereafter,  and  have  the  greatest  punish- 
ment. 

Be  tender  hearted,  be  kind  one  to  another,  do  your  duty 
to  those  who  still  live. 

God  requires  human  to  do  as  they  wish  to  be  done  b)'. 

In  deeds,  words  and  thoughts,  to  human  and  dumb  creat- 
ures too. 

The  greatest  sin  is,  in  the  sight  of  God,  is  to  cruel  the 
poor  harmless  dumb  creatures. 

They  cannot  speak  nor  help  themselves. 

The  next  sin  is  to  cruel  sick  human, 

The  next  sin  is  to  cruel  any  who  cannot  help  them- 
selves, 

And  especially  the  cruel  to  the  poor,  harmless  dumb' 
creatures. 

The  Lord  will  cut  asunder  the  cords  of  such  sinners. 
This  world  a  place  of  misery, 

1  pray  for  thy  kingdom  to  come,  to  destroy  all  sin, 
O  Lord,  land  me  in  heaven,  that  holy,  happy  place, 
"When  I  bid  adieu  to  this  vain  world, 
My  good  God  in  heaven,  my  only  true  friend. 
Has  held  me  up  with  His  arm,  and  all  I  have  to  lean 
upon. 


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Christ,  a  man  ot  grief,  he  wept  so  much  himself, 
On  him  1  lean,  who  not  in  vain. 
He  counts  and  treasures  up  my  tears. 

NANCY  LUCE. 
West  Tisbury,  Dukes  County,  Mass.,  1871. 


This  reading  below  is  on  my  gravestones : 

Poor  little  heart,  Ada  Qukktie, 

O  my  heart  is  consumed 

In  the  coffin  under  ground, 

O  how  I  feel  for  her, 

She  and  I  could  never  part, 

She  was  my  own  heart  within  me. 

She  had  more  than  common  love, 

And  more  than  common  wit. 

Poor  little  heart.  Beauty  Linna, 

She  has  consumed. 

In  the  coffin  under  ground, 

0  how  I  feel  for  her, 

She  was  a  cunning  little  heart. 

Poor  TWEEDLE,  TrDEL,  BeEBE,  PiNKY, 

Poor  dear  little  heart. 
Sore  broke  in  her, 

1  am  left  broken-hearted. 

She  was  my  own  heart  within  me. 
She  had  more  than  common  wit, 
She  is  taken  from  the  evil  to  come. 


Them  that  knew  me  once,  know — me — no — more. 

Till  all  things  have  their  end. 

And  they,  and  I,  do  meet  in  heaven. 


S3 

PRAYERS. 


O  1  pray  for  my  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
To  destroy  all  sin,  and  all  misery,  for  the  afflicted, 
For  the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures, 
And  for  all  the  troubled, 
In  the  wide  world  around, 
For  all  that  breathes  the  breath  of  life, 
Dumb  creatures,  and  human  too. 
O  that  I  may  leave  this  world  of  misery, 
O  that  I  may  see  my  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
And  live  with  him  in  heaven. 

O  that  I  may  meet  my  deceased  friends  in  heaven  ; 
O  that  I  may  rise  above  those  earthly  afflictions,  sickness, 
trials,  and  trouble.     Amen. 

O  Lord,  my  God  of  Heaven,  Grant  me,  I  beseech 
Thee,  O  Lord,  I  pray  for  Thy  Kingdom  to  come,  to  de- 
stroy all  sin,  be  done  on  earth  as  it  is  done  in  heaven,  for 
the  poor  harmless  dumb  creatures,  and  for  all  the  troubled 
in  the  wide  world  around.  O  I  pray  for  all  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  earth  to  be  prepared  to  live  in  this  world, 
and  in  the  world  to  come.  O  that  they  may  be  true 
children  of  God,  tender  feelings,  and  kind  to  dear  little 
hens,  and  other  dumb  creatures.  O  Lord,  my  God  of 
Heaven,  I  know  Thee  will  cut  asunder  the  sinners  here- 
after and  cast  them  to  everlasting  wo,  if  any  one  is 
cruel  to  dear  little  hens,  and  other  dumb  creatures.  O 
Lord,  I  hope  there  is  not  any  one  so  cruel,  so  sinful. 
Thy  Kingdom  come.  Amen.  O  Lord  protect  me  from 
committing  sin. 

NANCY  LUCE. 


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